Navy SEAL turned bestselling author Jack Carr joins Tim Green and his son Troy for a raw conversation about leadership under fire, the cost of service, and what it takes to turn combat experience into stories that move millions. This isn't just another author interview; it's an intimate look at a man who's lived the life most people only read about, and now carries the weight of telling those stories with honor. In This Episode: Jack opens up about the through line from that 7-year-old kid who discovered the SEALs to the man who would serve 20 years in Naval Special Warfare. He shares the deployment moments that still shape every page he writes, the trust-building that defined his leadership, and how his middle child's special needs has transformed his family's priorities. You'll hear the unlikely story of how Chris Pratt got his hands on The Terminal List manuscript, what it's really like translating battlefield emotions into fiction, and why Jack believes we're "eating ourselves from the inside" as a country. He doesn't hold back on the phone addiction plaguing us all, the loss of empathy that comes from scrolling instead of reading, and recent events that have forced his family to reexamine everything. What You'll Learn:

• The one piece of advice Jack wishes he'd given his younger self

• Why courage is "that attribute which allows you to have all the others"

• How Jack balances hard technical accuracy with emotional truth in his writing

• The real reason reputation and character are two completely different things

• What keeps James Reese's story authentic after multiple books and a hit TV series

• Why "never miss an opportunity to make somebody's day" changed everything for Jack, and led to the Terminal List becoming a show

On Leadership: Jack breaks down the trust-building principle that guided him through Iraq and Afghanistan: every single encounter, whether a mission brief or a hallway conversation, is an opportunity to establish and build trust up and down the chain of command. On Family: In one of the most vulnerable moments of the conversation, Jack credits his wife for the harder job, staying home with their three kids, including their special needs son who requires 24/7 care, while he pursued his dreams in the SEAL teams and now as a writer. On Writing: "Someone's trusting me with their time, and they're never getting it back." That responsibility drives every word Jack writes. He explains why he refuses to just hit a word count or meet a deadline at the expense of the story, and how the TV show has actually made his books better. This is Nothing Left Unsaid, where extraordinary people share the unspoken truths that connect us all. Book Recommendations from Jack:

• Once An Eagle by Anton Myrer

• The Fountainhead & Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

• The Winds of War & War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk

Get Jack's Latest Book: Cry Havoc, released on October 7th in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook, a Vietnam-era story featuring James Reese's father that Jack calls his most heavily researched novel to date:

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